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hoorhayMay 27, 2016, 12:55 PM

This is going to be a long and ultimately cliché thread unfortunately. Just trying to
gather what useful information I can in the next several months before applying for an
SBA loan.

First off, some background info on myself! I'm 26 years old and live in Perkasie, PA. For
the majority of my life I've worked in retail, at places like Grocery Stores. About two
years ago I began working at Staples as an EasyTech Associate. That lasted about 4-5
months before I realized I wasn't going to gain anymore knowledge on repair than I
already possessed(realized this sooner than 4 months, however I needed a job of
course). I then left staples and began working at a Local PC Repair shop about a 25min
driving distance from where I live. I've been here for about 14 months now. I more or
less manage the shop for the owner. Everything finance related he does of course, but
as far as duties stand this is my list.

- Open the shop 10am

- Deal with clients in person and make calls as needed in regards to jobs
- Return Voice Mails
- Keep inventory
- Perform full virus removals
- Perform data recovery/backup
- Full disassembly and repair of desktop/laptops
- Full hardware/software diagnostics on each job that enters the shop
- Up sell each job. Typically SSD and memory upgrades, but often system image
backups to new external HDD's
- Setup client Office, email, quickbooks etc if we're reinstalling the operating system or
simply setting up a new PC for a client
- When a client wants a custom computer I do all the research required to meet their
specific needs, then deal with them via email of phone
- Close the shop at 6pm

The list could include several more things, but you get the picture I'm sure. All this in
mind, I make $10/hr. When initially hired I was more or less desperate to make it into
a repair shop simply to gain experience. And don't misunderstand my feelings, I landed
a gold mine of a boss in terms of raw knowledge and ambition. He was a business
major in college and honestly cares little for computer related things. The way he put
his life to me, "I planned to run my own business no matter what. It just happened to
be computers." Due to my relative desperation for a position and my lack of an
applicable degree, certification or experience, $10/hr was the offered wage. Since then
we've moved locations and now have double the overhead. There's scarcely been a
moment that felt right in terms of approaching him for a raise. Regardless, I have a
burning ambition all my own to open shop, with my logo.

In this past year I've learned so much and gained a large some of confidence in regards
to trouble shooting any issue a client may have, as well as speaking to clients about
complicated things in a reassuring way. I've also been around the pack up, and moving
process with a business. I have a strong working knowledge of things I'd need to start
out. I've learned a great many things from him in passing conversation to the tune of
LLC, business accounts with newegg, assets, price scheme and workable profit margins.
Even company policies & procedures. I do however work six days a week and have
signed a non-compete disclosure. Meaning I have little in the way of means to start a
business out of home at first. Not to mention my home town of Perkasie already has a
very well established repair shop.

My plan. Fifteen minutes from where I live is a very nice town. Not too rich, but not
exactly a poor town either. It has everything you could imagine. It does however lack a
PC Repair shop. This is my target town for a shop front. Trying to keep the number of
super paragraphs to a minimum, here's what I've done and plan to do to make this
happen, thus far.

- Compile a spreadsheet of overall cost in terms of material, location & advertising.

- Formulated a rough idea of yearly income based on a largely dialed back version of
what the shop I currently work in makes. It's not unusual for us to swipe several $200+
jobs a day. Very rarely does a day pass by without a sale of some sort.

-Brainstormed various advertising ploys. Mostly dealing with, Local Newspapers/flyers,

Local Community Events, Local Organizations such as lodges & VFW's, strong word of
mouth with friends and neighbors of the community, make myself known to
neighboring businesses, appropriate signage within compliance of property owner and
township, Facebook & Craigslist.

- Read various articles and threads detailing things needed to form a business as well
as how to proceed with getting an SBA approved loan.
 I suppose my questions here today would be something along the following:

1.) To anyone currently in the shoes I wish to wear in regards to owning a repair
business. What worked for you?

2.) What common mistakes do you think people make in the early stages of starting
their repair business?

3.) I understand it's probably different for everyone, but how large of a loan do you
think is applicable to starting out with a modest shop front in the realm of $800-
1200/month not including utilities?

4.) Do you wish you went into business for yourself sooner? Or are you glad you waited
as long as you did?

Thank you to anyone who took the time to read this, and especially to those that have
some thoughts to share!

2 answers LAST REPLY Aug 23, 2016 BEST ANSWER May 27, 2016

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1. BEST ANSWER

kawininjazxMay 27, 2016, 1:03 PM

I don't own my shop but I run the whole thing. The most important thing is your
employees. All the shops around me hire idiot kids who do a bad job and are rude to the
people. Most people who come in have been using a PC for 15 years but know absolutely
nothing about using them. Do all the work yourself or get someone you can trust to help
you.
 Other than that it's gonna take a while to a customer base, so it's gonna be tight in the
beginning.

2. Math GeekAug 23, 2016, 12:23 PM

i never advertised my business and have more work than i can handle. all i did was offer
great work at a good price and word of mouth spread my name. after a couple years i
was able to quit my full time job and repair/build pc's full time. 

keep in mind most everyone knows a computer geek they work with or the kid of a friend
or whomever. they have many places to go for pc help. you have to offer them a good
reason to come to you and not go to someone else. quality work and good prices with a
smile is the best thing to offer. after that, the customers will find you. at least they find
me with no problems

anyone who works for you should share your vision, or be chained to a table in the
basement and not allowed near the public. i don't have a shop but rather use a converted
shed in my backyard. works for me but may not for you. i don't have any employees but
work for myself and the kids help out as they are pc geeks like me so can handle lots of
work i pay them to do for me. 

shops in my city have a habit of not lasting very long due to all the competition. nature of
the business in my area. check out your local area and see what shops exist, how long
they have been there and what they charge. if there are none, then see what the history
is for shops. might be none can last or might be a severe need for one and you'd be in a
good spot. research your area to know.

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hoorhayMay 27, 2016, 12:55 PM

This is going to be a long and ultimately cliché thread unfortunately. Just trying to
gather what useful information I can in the next several months before applying for an
SBA loan.
First off, some background info on myself! I'm 26 years old and live in Perkasie, PA. For
the majority of my life I've worked in retail, at places like Grocery Stores. About two
years ago I began working at Staples as an EasyTech Associate. That lasted about 4-5
months before I realized I wasn't going to gain anymore knowledge on repair than I
already possessed(realized this sooner than 4 months, however I needed a job of
course). I then left staples and began working at a Local PC Repair shop about a 25min
driving distance from where I live. I've been here for about 14 months now. I more or
less manage the shop for the owner. Everything finance related he does of course, but
as far as duties stand this is my list.

- Open the shop 10am

- Deal with clients in person and make calls as needed in regards to jobs
- Return Voice Mails
- Keep inventory
- Perform full virus removals
- Perform data recovery/backup
- Full disassembly and repair of desktop/laptops
- Full hardware/software diagnostics on each job that enters the shop
- Up sell each job. Typically SSD and memory upgrades, but often system image
backups to new external HDD's
- Setup client Office, email, quickbooks etc if we're reinstalling the operating system or
simply setting up a new PC for a client
- When a client wants a custom computer I do all the research required to meet their
specific needs, then deal with them via email of phone
- Close the shop at 6pm

The list could include several more things, but you get the picture I'm sure. All this in
mind, I make $10/hr. When initially hired I was more or less desperate to make it into
a repair shop simply to gain experience. And don't misunderstand my feelings, I landed
a gold mine of a boss in terms of raw knowledge and ambition. He was a business
major in college and honestly cares little for computer related things. The way he put
his life to me, "I planned to run my own business no matter what. It just happened to
be computers." Due to my relative desperation for a position and my lack of an
applicable degree, certification or experience, $10/hr was the offered wage. Since then
we've moved locations and now have double the overhead. There's scarcely been a
moment that felt right in terms of approaching him for a raise. Regardless, I have a
burning ambition all my own to open shop, with my logo.

In this past year I've learned so much and gained a large some of confidence in regards
to trouble shooting any issue a client may have, as well as speaking to clients about
complicated things in a reassuring way. I've also been around the pack up, and moving
process with a business. I have a strong working knowledge of things I'd need to start
out. I've learned a great many things from him in passing conversation to the tune of
LLC, business accounts with newegg, assets, price scheme and workable profit margins.
Even company policies & procedures. I do however work six days a week and have
signed a non-compete disclosure. Meaning I have little in the way of means to start a
business out of home at first. Not to mention my home town of Perkasie already has a
very well established repair shop.

My plan. Fifteen minutes from where I live is a very nice town. Not too rich, but not
exactly a poor town either. It has everything you could imagine. It does however lack a
PC Repair shop. This is my target town for a shop front. Trying to keep the number of
super paragraphs to a minimum, here's what I've done and plan to do to make this
happen, thus far.

- Compile a spreadsheet of overall cost in terms of material, location & advertising.

- Formulated a rough idea of yearly income based on a largely dialed back version of
what the shop I currently work in makes. It's not unusual for us to swipe several $200+
jobs a day. Very rarely does a day pass by without a sale of some sort.

-Brainstormed various advertising ploys. Mostly dealing with, Local Newspapers/flyers,

 Local Community Events, Local Organizations such as lodges & VFW's, strong word of
mouth with friends and neighbors of the community, make myself known to
neighboring businesses, appropriate signage within compliance of property owner and
township, Facebook & Craigslist.

- Read various articles and threads detailing things needed to form a business as well
as how to proceed with getting an SBA approved loan.

I suppose my questions here today would be something along the following:

1.) To anyone currently in the shoes I wish to wear in regards to owning a repair
business. What worked for you?

2.) What common mistakes do you think people make in the early stages of starting
their repair business?

3.) I understand it's probably different for everyone, but how large of a loan do you
think is applicable to starting out with a modest shop front in the realm of $800-
1200/month not including utilities?

4.) Do you wish you went into business for yourself sooner? Or are you glad you waited
as long as you did?

Thank you to anyone who took the time to read this, and especially to those that have
some thoughts to share!

2 answers LAST REPLY Aug 23, 2016 BEST ANSWER May 27, 2016

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1. BEST ANSWER
 kawininjazxMay 27, 2016, 1:03 PM

I don't own my shop but I run the whole thing. The most important thing is your
employees. All the shops around me hire idiot kids who do a bad job and are rude to the
people. Most people who come in have been using a PC for 15 years but know absolutely
nothing about using them. Do all the work yourself or get someone you can trust to help
you.

Other than that it's gonna take a while to a customer base, so it's gonna be tight in the
beginning.

2. Math GeekAug 23, 2016, 12:23 PM

i never advertised my business and have more work than i can handle. all i did was offer
great work at a good price and word of mouth spread my name. after a couple years i
was able to quit my full time job and repair/build pc's full time. 

keep in mind most everyone knows a computer geek they work with or the kid of a friend
or whomever. they have many places to go for pc help. you have to offer them a good
reason to come to you and not go to someone else. quality work and good prices with a
smile is the best thing to offer. after that, the customers will find you. at least they find
me with no problems

anyone who works for you should share your vision, or be chained to a table in the
basement and not allowed near the public. i don't have a shop but rather use a converted
shed in my backyard. works for me but may not for you. i don't have any employees but
work for myself and the kids help out as they are pc geeks like me so can handle lots of
work i pay them to do for me. 

shops in my city have a habit of not lasting very long due to all the competition. nature of
the business in my area. check out your local area and see what shops exist, how long
 they have been there and what they charge. if there are none, then see what the history
is for shops. might be none can last or might be a severe need for one and you'd be in a
good spot. research your area to know.

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EDUCATION SOLVED Looking to start a Computer Repair Business hoorhayMay 27,
2016, 12:55 PM This is going to be a long and ultimately cliché thread unfortunately.
Just trying to gather what useful information I can in the next several months before
applying for an SBA loan. First off, some background info on myself! I'm 26 years old
and live in Perkasie, PA. For the majority of my life I've worked in retail, at places like
Grocery Stores. About two years ago I began working at Staples as an EasyTech
Associate. That lasted about 4-5 months before I realized I wasn't going to gain
anymore knowledge on repair than I already possessed(realized this sooner than 4
months, however I needed a job of course). I then left staples and began working at a
Local PC Repair shop about a 25min driving distance from where I live. I've been here
for about 14 months now. I more or less manage the shop for the owner. Everything
finance related he does of course, but as far as duties stand this is my list. - Open the
shop 10am - Deal with clients in person and make calls as needed in regards to jobs -
Return Voice Mails - Keep inventory - Perform full virus removals - Perform data
recovery/backup - Full disassembly and repair of desktop/laptops - Full
hardware/software diagnostics on each job that enters the shop - Up sell each job.
Typically SSD and memory upgrades, but often system image backups to new external
HDD's - Setup client Office, email, quickbooks etc if we're reinstalling the operating
system or simply setting up a new PC for a client - When a client wants a custom
computer I do all the research required to meet their specific needs, then deal with
them via email of phone - Close the shop at 6pm The list could include several more
things, but you get the picture I'm sure. All this in mind, I make $10/hr. When initially
hired I was more or less desperate to make it into a repair shop simply to gain
experience. And don't misunderstand my feelings, I landed a gold mine of a boss in
terms of raw knowledge and ambition. He was a business major in college and honestly
cares little for computer related things. The way he put his life to me, "I planned to run
my own business no matter what. It just happened to be computers." Due to my
relative desperation for a position and my lack of an applicable degree, certification or
experience, $10/hr was the offered wage. Since then we've moved locations and now
have double the overhead. There's scarcely been a moment that felt right in terms of
approaching him for a raise. Regardless, I have a burning ambition all my own to open
shop, with my logo. In this past year I've learned so much and gained a large some of
confidence in regards to trouble shooting any issue a client may have, as well as
speaking to clients about complicated things in a reassuring way. I've also been around
the pack up, and moving process with a business. I have a strong working knowledge
of things I'd need to start out. I've learned a great many things from him in passing
conversation to the tune of LLC, business accounts with newegg, assets, price scheme
and workable profit margins. Even company policies & procedures. I do however work
six days a week and have signed a non-compete disclosure. Meaning I have little in the
way of means to start a business out of home at first. Not to mention my home town of
Perkasie already has a very well established repair shop. My plan. Fifteen minutes from
where I live is a very nice town. Not too rich, but not exactly a poor town either. It has
everything you could imagine. It does however lack a PC Repair shop. This is my target
town for a shop front. Trying to keep the number of super paragraphs to a minimum,
here's what I've done and plan to do to make this happen, thus far. - Compile a
spreadsheet of overall cost in terms of material, location & advertising. - Formulated a
rough idea of yearly income based on a largely dialed back version of what the shop I
currently work in makes. It's not unusual for us to swipe several $200+ jobs a day.
Very rarely does a day pass by without a sale of some sort. -Brainstormed various
advertising ploys. Mostly dealing with, Local Newspapers/flyers, Local Community
Events, Local Organizations such as lodges & VFW's, strong word of mouth with friends
and neighbors of the community, make myself known to neighboring businesses,
appropriate signage within compliance of property owner and township, Facebook &
Craigslist. - Read various articles and threads detailing things needed to form a
business as well as how to proceed with getting an SBA approved loan. I suppose my
questions here today would be something along the following: 1.) To anyone currently
in the shoes I wish to wear in regards to owning a repair business. What worked for
you? 2.) What common mistakes do you think people make in the early stages of
starting their repair business? 3.) I understand it's probably different for everyone, but
how large of a loan do you think is applicable to starting out with a modest shop front
in the realm of $800-1200/month not including utilities? 4.) Do you wish you went into
business for yourself sooner? Or are you glad you waited as long as you did? Thank you
to anyone who took the time to read this, and especially to those that have some
thoughts to share! 2 answers LAST REPLY Aug 23, 2016 BEST ANSWER May 27, 2016
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kawininjazxMay 27, 2016, 1:03 PM I don't own my shop but I run the whole thing. The
most important thing is your employees. All the shops around me hire idiot kids who do
a bad job and are rude to the people. Most people who come in have been using a PC
for 15 years but know absolutely nothing about using them. Do all the work yourself or
get someone you can trust to help you. Other than that it's gonna take a while to a
customer base, so it's gonna be tight in the beginning. Math GeekAug 23, 2016, 12:23
PM i never advertised my business and have more work than i can handle. all i did was
offer great work at a good price and word of mouth spread my name. after a couple
years i was able to quit my full time job and repair/build pc's full time. keep in mind
most everyone knows a computer geek they work with or the kid of a friend or
whomever. they have many places to go for pc help. you have to offer them a good
reason to come to you and not go to someone else. quality work and good prices with a
smile is the best thing to offer. after that, the customers will find you. at least they find
me with no problems anyone who works for you should share your vision, or be chained
to a table in the basement and not allowed near the public. i don't have a shop but
rather use a converted shed in my backyard. works for me but may not for you. i don't
have any employees but work for myself and the kids help out as they are pc geeks like
me so can handle lots of work i pay them to do for me. shops in my city have a habit of
not lasting very long due to all the competition. nature of the business in my area.
check out your local area and see what shops exist, how long they have been there and
what they charge. if there are none, then see what the history is for shops. might be
none can last or might be a severe need for one and you'd be in a good spot. research
your area to know. Can't find your answer ? Ask ! GET THE ANSWER ASK A NEW
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Looking to start a Computer Repair Business hoorhayMay 27, 2016, 12:55 PM This is
going to be a long and ultimately cliché thread unfortunately. Just trying to gather what
useful information I can in the next several months before applying for an SBA loan.
First off, some background info on myself! I'm 26 years old and live in Perkasie, PA. For
the majority of my life I've worked in retail, at places like Grocery Stores. About two
years ago I began working at Staples as an EasyTech Associate. That lasted about 4-5
months before I realized I wasn't going to gain anymore knowledge on repair than I
already possessed(realized this sooner than 4 months, however I needed a job of
course). I then left staples and began working at a Local PC Repair shop about a 25min
driving distance from where I live. I've been here for about 14 months now. I more or
less manage the shop for the owner. Everything finance related he does of course, but
as far as duties stand this is my list. - Open the shop 10am - Deal with clients in person
and make calls as needed in regards to jobs - Return Voice Mails - Keep inventory -
Perform full virus removals - Perform data recovery/backup - Full disassembly and
repair of desktop/laptops - Full hardware/software diagnostics on each job that enters
the shop - Up sell each job. Typically SSD and memory upgrades, but often system
image backups to new external HDD's - Setup client Office, email, quickbooks etc if
we're reinstalling the operating system or simply setting up a new PC for a client -
When a client wants a custom computer I do all the research required to meet their
specific needs, then deal with them via email of phone - Close the shop at 6pm The list
could include several more things, but you get the picture I'm sure. All this in mind, I
make $10/hr. When initially hired I was more or less desperate to make it into a repair
shop simply to gain experience. And don't misunderstand my feelings, I landed a gold
mine of a boss in terms of raw knowledge and ambition. He was a business major in
college and honestly cares little for computer related things. The way he put his life to
me, "I planned to run my own business no matter what. It just happened to be
computers." Due to my relative desperation for a position and my lack of an applicable
degree, certification or experience, $10/hr was the offered wage. Since then we've
moved locations and now have double the overhead. There's scarcely been a moment
that felt right in terms of approaching him for a raise. Regardless, I have a burning
ambition all my own to open shop, with my logo. In this past year I've learned so much
and gained a large some of confidence in regards to trouble shooting any issue a client
may have, as well as speaking to clients about complicated things in a reassuring way.
I've also been around the pack up, and moving process with a business. I have a strong
working knowledge of things I'd need to start out. I've learned a great many things
from him in passing conversation to the tune of LLC, business accounts with newegg,
assets, price scheme and workable profit margins. Even company policies & procedures.
I do however work six days a week and have signed a non-compete disclosure. Meaning
I have little in the way of means to start a business out of home at first. Not to mention
my home town of Perkasie already has a very well established repair shop. My plan.
Fifteen minutes from where I live is a very nice town. Not too rich, but not exactly a
poor town either. It has everything you could imagine. It does however lack a PC Repair
shop. This is my target town for a shop front. Trying to keep the number of super
paragraphs to a minimum, here's what I've done and plan to do to make this happen,
thus far. - Compile a spreadsheet of overall cost in terms of material, location &
advertising. - Formulated a rough idea of yearly income based on a largely dialed back
version of what the shop I currently work in makes. It's not unusual for us to swipe
several $200+ jobs a day. Very rarely does a day pass by without a sale of some sort.
-Brainstormed various advertising ploys. Mostly dealing with, Local Newspapers/flyers,
Local Community Events, Local Organizations such as lodges & VFW's, strong word of
mouth with friends and neighbors of the community, make myself known to
neighboring businesses, appropriate signage within compliance of property owner and
township, Facebook & Craigslist. - Read various articles and threads detailing things
needed to form a business as well as how to proceed with getting an SBA approved
loan. I suppose my questions here today would be something along the following: 1.)
To anyone currently in the shoes I wish to wear in regards to owning a repair business.
What worked for you? 2.) What common mistakes do you think people make in the
early stages of starting their repair business? 3.) I understand it's probably different for
everyone, but how large of a loan do you think is applicable to starting out with a
modest shop front in the realm of $800-1200/month not including utilities? 4.) Do you
wish you went into business for yourself sooner? Or are you glad you waited as long as
you did? Thank you to anyone who took the time to read this, and especially to those
that have some thoughts to share! 2 answers LAST REPLY Aug 23, 2016 BEST ANSWER
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ANSWER kawininjazxMay 27, 2016, 1:03 PM I don't own my shop but I run the whole
thing. The most important thing is your employees. All the shops around me hire idiot
kids who do a bad job and are rude to the people. Most people who come in have been
using a PC for 15 years but know absolutely nothing about using them. Do all the work
yourself or get someone you can trust to help you. Other than that it's gonna take a
while to a customer base, so it's gonna be tight in the beginning. Math GeekAug 23,
2016, 12:23 PM i never advertised my business and have more work than i can handle.
all i did was offer great work at a good price and word of mouth spread my name. after
a couple years i was able to quit my full time job and repair/build pc's full time. keep in
mind most everyone knows a computer geek they work with or the kid of a friend or
whomever. they have many places to go for pc help. you have to offer them a good
reason to come to you and not go to someone else. quality work and good prices with a
smile is the best thing to offer. after that, the customers will find you. at least they find
me with no problems anyone who works for you should share your vision, or be chained
to a table in the basement and not allowed near the public. i don't have a shop but
rather use a converted shed in my backyard. works for me but may not for you. i don't
have any employees but work for myself and the kids help out as they are pc geeks like
me so can handle lots of work i pay them to do for me. shops in my city have a habit of
not lasting very long due to all the competition. nature of the business in my area.
check out your local area and see what shops exist, how long they have been there and
what they charge. if there are none, then see what the history is for shops. might be
none can last or might be a severe need for one and you'd be in a good spot. research
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